Goodwill planning new Glenview location

The Goodwill store in Glenview is planning to open a new facility in a different part of the village.

Goodwill has submitted a proposal to village officials to build an 18,005-square foot location at 2740 Old Willow Road, according to a staff report. The proposed location is near a trucking facility and two existing industrial buildings, according to the report.

A one-story building would be build on the property, with access to the store from Old Willow Road and Paddock Drive, according to the report. The property would have 85 parking spots, it said.

The Board of Trustees gave initial approval to the proposal in a 5-0 vote Tuesday, but Trustee Deborah Karton and Trustee Philip White raised concerns about portions of the proposal not being finalized before coming to the board. Trustee Michael Jenny was absent.

The Plan Commission approved the proposal in a 6-0 vote on Feb. 13, according to the report. But the applicant did not seem to address all the concerns the commission had with the proposal, Karton said.

The commission asked the applicant to screen the loading dock and trash compactor, but the staff report states that at the Feb. 13 meeting Goodwill did not address the loading dock and the commission approved the proposal stating screening should be incorporated when the Appearance Commission reviews the proposal.

Jeff Brady, the director of community development, also presented the board with potential changes that could be made to the language in the proposal regarding concerns raised about the building’s architecture, including the addition of more landscaping around the parking lot and screening the loading dock.

White said that the changes Brady proposed should be approved by other commissions and not by the board. Brady said the commissions will still review the proposal at future meetings.

Karton asked if the board would be able to see the proposal in final form, and Brady said that the Appearance Commission won’t look at the proposal again until the applicant applies for a building permit “which would likely be several months from now.”

The proposal before the board is rezoning the property to build the new facility, Brady said.

“They will (come back to the board) for a second reading, but it won’t be done,” Karton said. “We only have one hammer, and that’s rezoning. I’d like to try and get as much in now and set the tone for retail going forward because when this changes … we won’t have that hammer anymore.”

Village Manager Matt Formica said this is the procedure for all building proposals.

The board will hold a final vote on the project at its April 3 meeting.